Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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